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Meaning of "modiolus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MODIOLUS

New Latin, from Latin: hub of a wheel, from modus a measure.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MODIOLUS

modiolus  [məʊˈdaɪəʊləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MODIOLUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Modiolus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MODIOLUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of modiolus in the English dictionary

The definition of modiolus in the dictionary is the central bony pillar of the cochlea.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MODIOLUS


bolas
ˈbəʊləs
bolus
ˈbəʊləs
calculus
ˈkælkjʊləs
echoless
ˈɛkəʊləs
electroless
ɪˈlɛktrəʊləs
fabulous
ˈfæbjʊləs
gladiolus
ˌɡlædɪˈəʊləs
holus-bolus
ˈhəʊləsˈbəʊləs
luteolous
ˌluːtɪˈəʊləs
neutrinoless
njuːˈtriːnəʊləs
nucleolus
ˌnjuːklɪˈəʊləs
pholas
ˈfəʊləs
ridiculous
rɪˈdɪkjʊləs
semisolus
ˌsɛmɪˈsəʊləs
snowless
ˈsnəʊləs
solus
ˈsəʊləs
stimulus
ˈstɪmjʊləs
tholus
ˈθəʊləs
tobaccoless
təˈbækəʊləs
toeless
ˈtəʊləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MODIOLUS

modifiable
modifiableness
modification
modificative
modificatory
modified
modified-release
modifier
modifies
modify
Modigliani
modillion
modiolar
modioli
modish
modishly
modishness
modist
modiste
modius

WORDS THAT END LIKE MODIOLUS

Aeolus
alveolus
Angelus
bacillus
carolus
cumulus
discobolus
embolus
homunculus
hydrocephalus
malleolus
modulus
nautilus
obolus
Pholus
plus
stylus
surplus
Tellus
urceolus

Synonyms and antonyms of modiolus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «modiolus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MODIOLUS

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The translations of modiolus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «modiolus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蜗轴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

modiolo
570 millions of speakers

English

modiolus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

modiolus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عماد القوقعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Modiolus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

modiolus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

modiolus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

modiolus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Modiolus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

modiolus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蝸牛軸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

modiolus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Modiolus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

modiolus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

modiolus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोडिओलस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

modiolus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

modiolus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

modiolus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Modiolus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

modiolus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Modiolus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

modiolus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

modiolus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

modiolus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of modiolus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MODIOLUS»

The term «modiolus» is normally little used and occupies the 122.952 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MODIOLUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «modiolus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «modiolus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about modiolus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MODIOLUS»

Discover the use of modiolus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to modiolus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Terrane Puzzle: New Perspectives on Paleontology and ...
Subclass Isofilibranchia Iredale, 1939 Order Mytiloida Férussac, 1822 Family Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815 Genus Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 Type species. Mytilus modiolus Linné, 1758. Subgenus Modiolus Modiolus (Modiolus) giganteus ...
Robert B. Blodgett, George D. Stanley, 2008
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Botulinum Toxin in Clinical Dermatology
As many as seven facial muscles, divided in different bundles within various anatomic planes, converge in a spiraling configuration into the modiolus, interlacing and attaching to it, each in their own distinctive way. Each person's modiolus is ...
Anthony V. Benedetto, 2006
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Eocene to Miocene. Occurrence in California, — Eocene and Oligocene: San Lorenzo Formation (Arnold, 1908); Oligocene and Miocene: Vaqueros Formation. Modiolus (Modiolus) lagunanus Loel and Corey Plate 19, figures 13, 14 Modiolus  ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1983
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Modiolus mississippiensis Conrad?.. X X X X X X X X X X ( X X X X X X X X X X X X X Corbula laqueata Casey X. x. X X 1. x. X X X X X X Tellina(Scissula)? sp X X X X X X 1 X Havnes Bluff. Vicksburg. Byram marl. Byram. Leaf River.
‎1922
5
Essentials of Audiology
The membranous labyrinths of the hearing and balance systems are connected by a tiny duct called the ductus reuniens, forming one (a) Apex of Cochlea Modiolus Osseous Spiral Lamina Modiolus Base of Cochlea Basilar Membrane ...
Stanley A. Gelfand, 2011
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Imaging of the Temporal Bone
The modiolus appears to be of normal caliber (outlined arrows). There is absence of a segment of the osseous spiral lamina, scala communis, a normal variant (thin arrows). If the cochlear apex were cystic without modiolar development, the ...
Joel D. Swartz, Laurie A. Loevner, 2011
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A Catalogue of the Living Marine Bivalve Molluscs of China: ...
Critical Essays on Travel Writing from the 1840s to the 1940s F.R. Bernard, Ying- Ya Cai, Brian Morton. Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758). This species is circumboreal in distribution and occurs in Hokkaido and the northern Sea of Japan.
F.R. Bernard, Ying-Ya Cai, Brian Morton, 1993
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Modiolus (Face)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Carleton Olegario M. Ximo, 2011
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Sea Shells of Tropical West America: Marine Mollusks from ...
Genus MoDIOLUS LAMARCK, 1799 (VOLSELLA SCOPOLI, 1777) Lamarck's name Modiolus was conserved by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1955), mainly because of its wide usage in nineteenth- century ...
Angeline Myra Keen, 1971
10
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
61 .2 Periorbital musculature and muscular modiolus. reconstruction, one should attempt to duplicate appropriate height, projection, and the relationship of white to red lip. In addition, because regional or distant tissue is a different color, the ...
Ira D. Papel, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MODIOLUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term modiolus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Failure to protect rare horse mussel reefs could see Northern Ireland …
NIAO's Protecting Strangford Lough report details an ongoing saga during which the horse mussel - or Modiolus - reefs deteriorated due to ... «Belfast Telegraph, Apr 15»
2
Observing cochlear function
Modiolus: Axis around which the cochlea coils. IHC: Inner hair cell. LC: Lateral compartment. OHC: Outer hair cell. OSL: Osseous spiral lamina. «SPIE Newsroom, Jun 14»
3
Mussel power: the fight to save Strangford's rare reef
Horse mussels (Modiolus modiolus) are relatively common throughout UK waters, but the habitat these mussels help to form at Strangford ... «BBC News, Sep 13»
4
3500 Dept of Agriculture maps have fields missing
Mrs O'Neill was also asked about the steps being taken to address the depletion of horse mussels (modiolus modiolus) in Strangford Lough. «BBC News, Mar 13»
5
Restoration of auditory evoked responses by human ES-cell-derived …
Two to three weeks after transplantation, five out of six animals had surviving, transplanted cells grafted in the modiolus, forming an ectopic ... «Nature.com, Sep 12»
6
Why Europe's top scientists want to study Strangford Lough
... to flow through cobbles, then gravels, sands and mud, which is one of the reasons why you have the unusual Modiolus (horse mussel) reefs. «Belfast Telegraph, Aug 12»
7
Northern Ireland's seas becoming underwater dead zones devoid of …
Strangford Lough is the only place in the world where these modiolus bivalves form living reefs, which support up to 100 other marine species. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 12»
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Mussel Foraging, Mussel Farming
Only a bit less tasty, in the opinion of most folks, is the Modiolus rectus — a glossy, dark brown mussel with a white interior — which is found from Vancouver, ... «Mother Earth News, May 12»
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NI faces huge EU fines over Strangford Lough horse mussels
Their presence creates a substantial and vital habitat (Modiolus reefs) for dozens of other species. When it was discovered in 2003 that the ... «BBC News, Nov 11»
10
Muscle Transfer Restores Kids' Smiles
A skin flap was then created, extending to the cluster of muscles beside the mouth known as the modiolus. Meanwhile, a 20- to 40-cm section of ... «MedPage Today, May 11»

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